Finance for Staff

Accounting is located at the Curtis Center, 6th and Walnut Streets, Suite 925E.

Sponsored Programs Accounting Office is located at the Curtis Center, 6th and Walnut Streets, Suite 925E.  Our mailing address is 170 S. Independence Mall West, Suite 925, Box 21, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3333. 

Sponsored Programs Accounting Office's hours of operations are Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding University holidays.

Financial Planning & Corporate Tax Reporting is located at the Curtis Center, 6th and Walnut Streets, Suite 925E.

The University Cashier's office is located at the Curtis Center, 6th and Walnut Streets, Suite 925E.  Please use the elevators located behind the lobby fountain as all elevator banks in the building do not provide access to our suite.

No, separate Standard Deposit Forms are required when both checks and currency (including money orders).

To request a petty cash account, please send a letter to the Associate Vice President and Controller for Thomas Jefferson University, Ronald Keller.  The letter should include the amount requested and the purpose of the account.

Provided you are not depositing currency, you can place in interdepartmental mail to the Curtis Center, Suite 925E.  You may also hand deliver deposits to the Curtis Center, Suite 925E with a Standard Deposit Form.  Please use the elevators located behind the lobby fountain as all elevator banks in the building do not provide access to our suite.  

No, we are responsible for University deposits only.

Unless you just delivered your deposit at the Curtis Center, Suite 925E chances are we cannot correct.  First, check if the deposit has been reflected on the General Ledger.  If so, please complete a Request for Cash Transfer.  If not yet on General Ledger, call us at 215-503-7669 to determine if we can adjust prior to deposit otherwise you will need to complete a Request for Cash Transfer.  

Visit our Forms Center.

Hand deliver to the Curtis Center, Suite 925E with a Standard Deposit Form and wait for cashier to count in your view.  Please use the elevators located behind the lobby fountain as all elevator banks in the building do not provide access to our suite.

Please deliver unidentified checks payable to the University to the Curtis Center, Suite 925E.

Cashiering activity will typically be reflected on the General Ledger within one business day.

If expecting an incoming wire transfer, please contact Marge Siegfeldt at 215-503-7836 prior to dispensing wire transfer instructions to the originator of the funds.  A Wire Transfer Authorization form, which can be found on the Forms Center, will be required.

Accounts Payable is located in the Jefferson Center at 1101 Market Street, 20th Floor, Suite 2004, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

The preferred method of payment is for Accounts Payable to send the payment directly to the vendor.  However, in the event of an emergency please notify Accounts Payable.  Checks can then be picked up once you are contacted by an Accounts Payable Representative.

Yes.  There are several methods of payment which our Accounts Payable Manager can discuss with you.  For such a request, please contact either Mary Stanley, or Daniel Fraser.

To obtain access to the Accounts Payable System, please complete an online IT request form.  You will be instructed to print out the documentation and obtain signatures of approvals to access AP information.

If you come across a Credit Card Application request from the vendor, please forward all supporting documentation from the vendor the AP Manager, Mary Stanley.

Email Tim Key and be sure to include the reference/voucher number of the requested invoice.

Consultants are paid either through a Request for Payment found on the Forms Center or by obtaining a Purchase Order via Ascent.

To process a domestic wire transfer, please refer to "Procedures for Requesting an Outgoing Wire" or call Marge Siegfeldt at 215-503-7836.

To process an international wire transfer, please refer to "Procedures for Requesting an Outgoing Wire" or call Marge Siegfeldt at 215-503-7836.

To request replenishment of a petty cash account, please submit a request for payment, which can be found on the Forms Center, as well as supporting documentation on how the previous amount was spent.

Call 215-503-7740 to speak to with an Accounts Payable representative.

Payment terms are the agreed upon days in which Jefferson will pay the vendor.  The terms are generally 45 days from the date of the original invoice.

To check the status of purchase order related invoices, please call Customer Service at 215-503-7740.  To check the status of check request related invoices, please call Accounts Payable at 215-503-7740.

Checks are available Wednesday and Friday of each week.

The Request for Payment can be found on the Forms Center.  Be sure to select the proper form based on your employer.

To register as an Independent Contractor, please visit the Forms Center and complete the four necessary documents: W-9, Employment Status Test, Independent Contractor Agreement, and the Philadelphia Business Privilege License Application.

Invoices from external vendors and internal departments can be mailed to:

Thomas Jefferson University
Jefferson Center
1101 Market Street, 20th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Call 215-503-7740 to speak with an Accounts Payable representative.

Call 215-503-7740 to speak with an Accounts Payable representative.

Call 215-503-7740 to speak with an Accounts Payable representative.

The payroll department is located in the Jefferson Center at 1101 Market Street, 20th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

Payroll's hours of operation are Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding University holidays.

The payroll department is located in the Jefferson Center at 1101 Market Street, 20th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

Payroll's hours of operation are Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding University holidays.

Direct deposit, W-4, and personal information such as home address can be changed online through Peoplesoft Self-Service.

You can view current and past paystubs online through Peoplesoft Self-Service.

Pay stubs are available the Tuesday before payday.  Your paycheck can be viewed for accuracy through Self-Service; however, your check is deposited on the actual payday.

Yes, contact the Tuition Office with student’s name, campus key, College, amount and chartfield string if department paying tuition balance on student.

Timely deposit of University cash is critical to our operation.  Do not hold checks.  On the last business day of each month, we will continue to make deposits until the close of the banking day.

Call 215-503-7725 to speak with an Accounts Payable representative.

The current domestic meal per diem rate can be found at www.gsa.gov/perdiem.

Beginning on January 1, 2013, the standard mileage rate is $0.565 per business mile driven.

The Employee Reimbursement Request can be found on the Forms Center.  Be sure to select the proper form based on your employer.

The Report of Travel Expenses can be found on the Forms Center.  Be sure to select the proper form based on your employer and the dates of your travel.

Call 215-503-7741 to speak with Employee Reimbursement Coordinator.

Yes.

No.

Yes.

EIN's stand for Employer Identification Number.  EIN's are also known as a Federal Tax Identification Number used to identify a business entity.

Form 1099-MISC (Statement for Recipients of Miscellaneous Income) is used to report miscellaneous income paid to non-employees.

You received a 1099-MISC tax form if you are self-employed, or you did work as an independent contractor during the previous year.

Jefferson produces all 1099's on or before January 31, of the prior year's activity.  If you have not received your 1099-MISC by the Middle of February, please contact the Manager of AP Special Projects, Amit Ranade, or the AP Manager, Mary Stanley.

A 501C3 form can be found on the Forms Center.  Be sure to select the proper form based on the company.

A PA Sales Tax Exemption form can be found on the Forms Center.

The Tax ID number is listed on the W-9 for each organization and can be found in the Forms Center.  Please note that Hospital and MHD are the same.